agentEhrman
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Thanks Tre!
So you are saving yeast from a 1.080 beer Ehrman? If I am reading things correctly that is what you said. From all my research into this subject and experience I have always been under the impression that yeast from high gravity brews is very stressed out, prone to mutations, and has a larger percentage of dead cells. I think you are better served washing and saving yeasts from below 1.060 range.
Yeah, not to mention it was a repitched cake before I saved it. Lol, maybe I picked a bad time to save it. I may try it out on a small, or atleast cheap batch of beer to test my results..
Are there any known negative effects of pitching significant amounts of dead yeast? Since I have so much of the yeast, I would still be able to pitch an adequate amount of viable cells, along with the other half or more of dead cells..
Yes, you just have less living cells due to high alcohol content, BUT you also made more cells due to higher gravity/more sugars available, so...really it depends on how much time the yeast sat in the alcohol.
I brewed a Honey Cascade beer seat-of-my-pants last weekend. Hoping for big honey aroma/flavor from the malt (have used before but never got enough of it) as I used 2lbs. in 9g batch. The cascades were whole-hops form Rhynalds in Prague, NE. I'll also be dry-hopping it with them next week.
I think it's time for me to get back to basic beers. I've done the belgians, the fruit beers, the weird banana-muffin-vanilla-such-and-such beeers...What I really enjoy is a good PA, IPA, and dark-ish lagers like Marzens. I've also been trying to source some 1+g glass containers (pickle jars, old carlo rossi wine jugs, anything) for small-batches brewed on the stove-top. That way I can experiment quickly and without having two kegs of beer to drink that may not have turned out how I wanted (anyone want some Belgian blonde? I'm so tired of belgian beers...have I mentioned that yet??!?!)
I'll steal a couple bottles from ya tonight when I pick up my grain!
tre9er said:The cascades were whole-hops form Rhynalds in Prague, NE. I'll also be dry-hopping it with them next week.
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Have you used their hops before? I talked with them and they said $20/pound for cascade. A little higher than I might be able to find, but I feel supporting local growers would be worth it.
I've also been trying to source some 1+g glass containers (pickle jars, old carlo rossi wine jugs, anything) for small-batches brewed on the stove-top.
Hey guys,
I have a Wyeast German Wheat pack on hand. I already smacked the pack but used something else in my brew...
I'm looking for suggestions on what to make with it. I have some maris otter ground up and would like to use it up. I also have as much wheat,2 row, and pale ale to use. Also about 12oz crystal 20L, a few ounces of roasted barley. plenty of kent goldings, 1 oz saaz.
I am going to make something with what is on hand. Any suggestions before I make a frankenstein beir?
Tre, I've got a 1 gallon glass jar you can have (stopper and airlock fit them), and I have a friend that has 3 more possibly. Would you want all 4 if I can get them for you?
Make a wheat beer, bitter with goldings, then a 10M saaz addition. Get to about 15 IBUs. Just 2-row and some wheat. That's my suggestion. OG around 1.045, sessionable.
Thanks for the input. I'm looking forward to brewing after work! This will make it 25 gallons of various brews in carboys. Two ready to bottle. Oh the variety!
YES! That would get me started on small batch brewing! Thanks man!
Consider it done, I already have two of them at my house. Talked to my friend who I brewed the cider with, and he still has the other two. Once I get the other two I will save them until you can stop by for a beer and grab them.
I'm saving one for myself for yeast starters. BTW, cider is so easy to make. :cross:
Hey, fellow SE Neb group buy homebrewers...
I have a bunch of Centennial Hop rhizomes being shipped in fresh sometime next week.
I'm not looking to get rich on this, just looking to cover expenses and shipping.
I'll be selling them for $2.00 a rhizome.
Here's a chance to screen off your dog run or block your nosey neighbor's view of your hot tub.
Let me know with a PM if you're interested and how many you want.
First come, first served.
Cheers,
Keith
Anyone know or have any experience moving hops after they've been growing? I've been waiting to start growing hops until I purchase a house. It's getting harder and harder to wait though, especially seeing posts like these!
I know nothing about growing hops, but I'd like to. Not sure I can keep the kids/dog out of them, but I'd sure try I guess. Best I could do is behind my garage. It's tight back there, maybe 5 or 6' between fence and garage, but I guess I could string up a few cables from ground to top of garage? Not sure if they'd be very long, maybe 10' high?
Tre, they'll easily surpass the 10ft mark, but will just move laterally once they've gone as far as they can go vertically.
Just make sure they get plenty of sun and are in well drained soil. I usually give them some very basic nitrogen and a bit of iron because their meteoric growth can deplete soil nutrients.
Again, hops are very forgiving, easy to raise and grow like crazy.
thanks man!
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